Laundry-cabinet.



W. P. BERRY. LAUNDRY CABINET.

Patented oct. .6, .1908.

'APPLICATION-FILED MAR. 28, 1907.

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LAUNDRY CABINET. APPLIOATIQN FILED MAR. ze, 1907.

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' WALTER RBERRroF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

"LAUNDRY-CANNET.

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To all whom may concern.; l l n Be it known that I, WALTER I. BERRY, a

citizen of the United AStatesresiding at Washington, in thegcountyoffWashington,

State Vof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Laundry-V Cabinets; and I do herebydeclare vthefollowing to be a full, clear, and Vexactdescription of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to kwhich it appertainsftomake and use the same; n

This invention relates to laundry cabinets and more particularly to acabinetrdesigned for use in the process of'ironing clothes;

in which the top may be swung back upon its hinges to expose theV bodyportionof an ironing board and other members which maybe swungintoposition to` coperate with the` main or body portion of the board.

One of the primary features'of thel invenf tion resides in the provisionof a cabinet` in which the additional sectionsV or'extensions may befolded in'tocompartments located at the ends of the'cabinet'.

A further feature `ofthe invention consists in so hinging the top ofthercabinet and supporting the same when in raised position, that thearticles as they are ironed may be placed thereon. 1 Y Y Y In theaccompanying drawings, lFigure 1 is a front elevationl of the cabinet inclosed position, Fig. 2 is a similar viewlbut with the top folded backand with the supplemental boards or extensions raised to coperate withthe body of the board, Fig. 3 is an end elevar tion thereof, Fig, 4'isarear elevation, Fig. 5

is a lvertical `longitudinal sectional view Vtherethrough with the.,extensions folded,

Fig. 6 isa similar view but showing the extension to coperatewith `thebody of the board, Fig. 7 is a plan view of one end of the n cabinet. nn

Referring more sv eciiically to the I drawings the cabinet is s own asbeing provided with a compartment 10 to which access may be had by,means ofdoors 11 hinged to-the front of the cabinet and above thiscompartment and in the cabinet there are received a number of drawers12.` The compartment is designed for, the reception of soiled linen, andthe 'drawers for the reception of irons, ironing Wax, iron holders andetc. n l

Except for a hinged coverithe cabinet is open at its top and disposedupon the top of n n Y Speci'cationrof Letters Patent."Applicationelealivrarch as, 1907.` serial Ndl 365,091'.I

Patented oct. c, 190s.

the cabinet' is thebody portion 13 of an ironingfboard, the samebeingheld thereon by means of pivoted hook members 14 which are engagedwith the eyemembers 15 upon cleats 16 which are secured to the sidesofthe cabinetjand extend from the frontto the back of thecabinetat itstop and above the drawers 12, it being vunderstood of course that byremoving one or more of these drawers, the

vhook members will be sufliciently exposed t0 permit of rtheir beingdisengagedfrom the eyernembers to release the body portion 13 of theironing board should this become necessary. The hook members 14 are se-The prlmary object of the invention is to. provide a constructionofcabinet of this class cent cleats 16 `to prevent longitudinal move-Vmentof 'the boards as clearly shown in the longitudinal `sectionalviewrof the drawings.

' Hinged to a strip18 which is supported upon the upper ends ofvertically disposed cleats 19 located upon the back of the cabinet,isacover -20 which cover is designed to be folded upon the top of thecabinet to cover the body portion 13 of the ironing board whenV the sameis not in use and this cover is also foldable to lie in a horizontalplane but. extending rearward from the cabinet and in this manner exposethe said portion of the ironing board for use. A cleat 21 is securedupon the back of the cabinet and a block22 is secured upon the said backbut in a plane above the cleat and this cleat andv block serve tofoldably support a bracket 23 upon which bracket the top for the cabinetis designed to. rest when folded back.

, Corn artmen'ts 24 and 25 -are formed in the en s of the cabinet andare closed respectively by means of hinged doors 26 and 27. VThat endofthe body portion 13 of the ironing board which is adjacent the endcompartment 24 is cut away as at 28 for the reception of the inner endportion of an extension board 29 which. board is hinged to thesaid bodyportion 13 as at 30 and is movable to lie within the compartment 241 orto extend in the same plane as the portion 13 ofthe ironing board toform an exlower end of this brace 31 is engaged or seated against theupper edge of a block 32 secured upon the outer face of the door. Theupper edge of this block is beveled as is also the free end of the braceand consequently the extension board is firmly supported in position foruse. The body portion 13 of the ironing board and also the eX- tensionboard 29 is provided with a covering 33 of any suitable material andwith padding 34 and in order to present a substantially unbrokensurface. when the extension board is in use, the covering for the bodyportion 13 is extended across the cut away portion 28 in the end of theironing board as clearly shown in the longitudinal sectional view in thedrawings and by a dotted line in Fig. 7. To the other end 35 of the bodyportion 13 of the ironing vboard is hinged a block 36 upon which issecured the rear end oi a sleeve board 37 which is also provided with acovering 38. The block 36 includes an eX- tension 39 which, when thesleeve board 37 is swung to extend above the body portion 13 of theironing board, rests upon the upper face thereof and supports the sleeveboard in spaced relation to the upper face of the ironing board. Whennot in use this sleeve board is ioldable to lie within the compartment25.

From the foregoing description of my invention it will be observed thatan ironing board suitable for all purposes has been provided and thatsections of the board7 when not needed may be folded out of the way andout of sight.

What is claimed is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a'cabinet, a cover hinged to the cabinet, an ironing board comprising amain portion and a hinged extension, cleats extended across the cabinetwithin thc same and at its top, eye members carried by the cleats, hookmembers pivoted to the under side of the main section ol the ironingboard, a compartment located at one end of the cabinet, the said hingedextension of the ironing board being receivable in this compartment, adoor hinged in position to close said compartment, a brace hinged to theunder side of the said extension, and a seat for the free end of saidbrace xed upon the said door.

2. A device ol" the class described comprising a cabinet, a cover hingedto the cabinet, an ironing board comprising a main portion and a hingedextension., cleats extended across the cabinet within the same and atits top, eye members carried by the cleats7 hook members pivoted to theunder side ol' the main section of the ironing board, a compartmentlocated. at one end oi' the cabinet, the said hinged extension of theironing board being receivable in this compartment, a door hinged inposition to close said compartment, a brace hinged to the under side ofthe said extension, a seat for the free end. of said brace Vlixed uponthe said door, the said extension being hingedv in a cut away portion inone end oi the body portion of the board, and a cover ior the board,said cover being stretched across the said cut-away end of' the mainportion of the board to provide an unbroken ironing surface between. thetwo members.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TALTER P. BERRY.

Witnesses:

OLLIE DENTZER, S. J. HENDERSON.

